JABULANI KHUMALO’S LATEST DEFEAT COURT

JABULANI KHUMALO’S LATEST DEFEAT COURT

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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JABULANI KHUMALO’S LATEST DEFEAT CONFIRMS PATTERN OF FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION AGAINST THE MK PARTY 

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (“MK Party”) notes the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing, with costs, yet another application brought by Mr Jabulani Khumalo. This marks the seventh unsuccessful legal attempt by Khumalo against matters relating to the MK Party. Across every level of South Africa’s judicial system, including the Electoral Court, the High Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and even the Constitutional Court, Khumalo has failed to secure a single favourable outcome. 

His litigation record is not only consistently unsuccessful, but has in most instances attracted punitive costs orders, underscoring the courts’ clear disapproval of his conduct. This latest ruling reaffirms what has become increasingly evident, Mr Khumalo’s legal actions lack merit and substance. His persistence in pursuing baseless claims raises serious questions about the true source of funding behind these repeated court challenges. 

It is difficult to escape the conclusion that these efforts are being sponsored and driven by political opponents of the MK Party, who seek to achieve through the courts what they cannot win democratically. 

The MK Party will not allow its resources to be drained by opportunistic and vexatious litigation.

 Accordingly, the Party has instructed its legal representatives to pursue full recovery of all legal costs owed by Mr Khumalo, which now amount to millions of Rands. Every cent will be pursued with the seriousness it deserves. 

We remain focused on our mandate to serve the people of South Africa and will not be distracted by individuals intent on abusing the judicial system for political ends. 

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Bouwer Van Niekerk Arrest must lead to Masterminds

Bouwer Van Niekerk Arrest must lead to Masterminds

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of Johannesburg attorney, Bouwer van Niekerk, in September 2025.

Van Niekerk was gunned down in his Saxonwold office by criminals posing as prospective clients, while accomplices waited outside in a getaway vehicle, a clear indication of a coordinated and premeditated attack.

While this arrest marks progress, it cannot be mistaken for justice.

The DA will be closely monitoring this case as it unfolds. It is critical that this investigation does not end with the arrest of an alleged hitman, but that it leads to the identification and prosecution of those who planned, financed, and authorised this killing.

Reports that Van Niekerk had received threats linked to a matter involving an alleged cryptocurrency scheme further point to the possibility of a broader criminal network behind the murder.

South Africans are all too familiar with cases where those who pull the trigger are arrested, while those who give the orders escape accountability.

The DA calls on the South African Police Service to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that every individual involved is brought to justice.

Anything less would be a failure of the justice system.

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA VISITS ZIMBABWE

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA VISITS ZIMBABWE 

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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Ramaphosa’s Zim visit shows SA’s support for entrenching ZANU-PF dictatorship

The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unofficial visit to Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s private residence on Sunday. This visit takes place as the ruling ZANU-PF attempts to entrench its dictatorship in Zimbabwean law through the recently gazetted Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3, which would introduce far-reaching proposals to usher in extended and potentially limitless presidential terms for the ZANU-PF under the guise of technical reforms to electoral cycles and governance structures.

It is deeply telling that both President Ramaphosa and International Relations and Cooperation Minister (DIRCO), Ronald Lamola, remained deafeningly silent when President Mnangagwa and his regime arrested and detained Zimbabwean opposition leader, Tendai Biti on the afternoon of 21 March 2026. Biti, who is the leader of the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF), was detained by state authorities along with other party members and a local journalist in the town of Mutare while trying to incentivise greater public participation in the proposed constitutional amendment.

While the Presidency has tried to spin this visit as an “in-person catch-up between two neighbours”, it is blatantly clear that once again South African foreign policy under the African National Congress (ANC) continues to sideline our constitutional values of freedom, democracy, and human rights in favour of propping up the African fraternity of despots and dictators the ANC relies on for regional support.

Furthermore, the presence of Zimbabwean businessmen Wicknell Chivhayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei, known colloquially as the Zimbabwean Guptas, raises serious questions around President Ramaphosa’s semblant support for regional corruption and state capture on an international scale. What was the point of the R1 billion Zondo Commission if President Ramaphosa himself has learned nothing from the outcome?

Zimbabwe’s democratic backslide is the sole reason for the immigration crisis South Africa has been subjected to since the late 90s, which places a tremendous burden on civic and social services, and stokes violent societal division in our country. It is not the people of Zimbabwe who are to blame for fleeing to South Africa for a better life, it is President Ramaphosa and the ANC who continue to ignore human rights abuses and democratic capture in their own backyard out of pure political expediency.

Populist South African politicians who continue to stoke the flames of xenophobia and ethnic hatred in our country are merely capitalising on the symptom of a problem the ANC itself has created. For as long as South Africa refuses to stand up and condemn dictators and human rights abusers on our continent, our country will forever be the only place of asylum for the refugees the ANC continues to create. This is yet another example of the ANC’s diplomatic hypocrisy as it selectively addresses human rights abuses elsewhere in the world while ignoring the same acts just next door. The ANC does not address human rights abuses out of principle, it only does so where it can gain political mileage.

It is blatantly clear that the ANC has no interest in the regional stability of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) or its members as the South African government continues to pretend that nothing is wrong in neighbouring democracies, that civilians are not massacred in the streets by their governments, or that opposition is violently stifled and contained. The ANC’s cognitive dissonance between South Africa’s diplomatic responsibilities as a regional power and its own interests as a political party is the single largest threat to SADC’s stability and prosperity.

As a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU), the DA rejects the ANC’s attempts to openly fraternise with neighbouring dictators and deny the lived reality of millions of persecuted Zimbabweans who live in international limbo as a result. It is unsustainable and deeply unprincipled for the ANC to maintain the status quo of democratic capture on the African continent. Tens of thousands of South Africans lost their lives in the fight for freedom, yet today’s ANC sits side by side with the enemies of freedom across the continent.

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City Power’s Weekly Planned Maintenance Across the Network

City Power’s Weekly Planned Maintenance Across the Network

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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City Power’s Weekly Planned Maintenance Across the Network (04 – 10 May 2026) Time: 15:00  

City Power would like to advise customers that planned maintenance will be conducted across various Service Delivery Centres (SDCs) during the week of 04 to 10 May 2026. This work forms part of ongoing efforts to service critical infrastructure, address ageing components, and improve overall network reliability. 

The planned maintenance schedule is as follows: • At Clear Water Switching Station in the Roodepoort SDC, planned maintenance is scheduled for Monday, 4 May 2026, from 08h00 to 16h00, affecting Clear Water Mall. • On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, several SDCs will undergo planned maintenance.  

At Moffat Substation in the Reuven SDC, work will take place from 08h00 to 16h00, affecting Fresh Produce, Market Boundary 1, South Hills Estate Cab Ground 1, and South Hills Estate Cab Ground 2.  At Modderfontein Substation in the Midrand SDC, planned maintenance is scheduled from 08h00 to 14h00, affecting Ammonia. 

At Houtkoppen Substation in the Randburg SDC, work will take place from 09h00 to 17h00, affecting Boxer Road, Derby Drive, Dexter Road, Bellairs Drive, Hyperion Drive, and Blandford Road. 

 On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, planned maintenance will be conducted at Vorna Valley Substation in the Midrand SDC from 08h00 to 14h00, affecting Vorna Valley (all streets) and Kyalami Estate (all streets). 

On the same day, planned maintenance will also take place at Groblersrus Switching Station in the Roodepoort SDC from 08h00 to 16h00, affecting Groblersrus Flats and parts of Witpoortjie. 

On Thursday, 7 May 2026, planned maintenance will continue at Vorna Valley Substation in the Midrand SDC from 08h00 to 14h00, affecting Vorna Valley (all streets) and Kyalami Estate (all streets). 

At Orlando (Industria) Substation in the Hursthill SDC, planned maintenance is scheduled for Saturday, 9 May 2026, from 09h00 to 17h00. Areas affected include Watt Street, George Stott, Parson Street, Bunsen Street, Industria North, Springbok Street, Maraisburg Road, Breweries Riverlea, Bunsen Street South, Slovo Crosby Standby, Slovo Crosby No.1 and 2, Vega Street No.1, 2 and 3, Riverlea, Bosmont, Longdale, Lowenthal, Paarlshoop, Maraisburg, Noble Street, Industria West, Industria South, Yeast Pro No. 2, Eastern Industria, and Maraisburg North. 

Planned maintenance is necessary to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the electricity network. Much of the infrastructure across the city has been in service for several decades and requires routine servicing and replacement to prevent failures. 

Through this work, City Power is able to identify and address potential faults before they result in unplanned outages, which are often more disruptive and take longer to restore. This work also supports efforts to strengthen network performance, manage load more effectively, and maintain safety standards for both employees and the public. 

Customers are reminded that supply may be restored at any time once work is completed and are urged to treat all electrical points as live. City Power regrets the inconvenience that may be caused and thanks customers for their cooperation as the organisation continues to invest in maintaining and stabilising the electricity network. 

For further information or to log a service request, customers can contact the City Power Call Centre on 011 490 7484 or the toll-free number 0800 202 925, or visit www.citypower.mobi  

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THE MAY 2026 FUEL PRICE INCREASES IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE MAY 2026 FUEL PRICE INCREASES IN SOUTH AFRICA

BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the latest adjustment of fuel prices by the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, effective from 6 May 2026. Petrol prices have increased by R2.04 per litre, diesel by up to R4.96 per litre, and illuminating paraffin by R4.21 per litre. 

These increases come on the back of sustained global pressures, including rising crude oil prices and instability in the Middle East, but also expose the continued failure of domestic policy to protect South Africans from predictable external shocks. At the end of March 2026, National Treasury, together with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, announced a temporary relief measure which included a R3 per litre reduction in the general fuel levy for a period of one month, at an estimated cost of R6 billion in foregone revenue. 

This intervention was presented as an immediate response to cushion households, with the possibility of review in subsequent months. However, the developments we are witnessing today confirm what the EFF has consistently argued that these measures were wholly inadequate, short-term, and fundamentally incapable of addressing the scale of the crisis. 

A once-off, fiscally “neutral” intervention designed to be recouped later does not provide real relief; it merely postpones the burden onto the same struggling households and cannot be celebrated.  The EFF maintains that the current crisis is not only the result of global factors, but also of a weak and incoherent fuel strategy. 

The failure to rebuild and secure South Africa’s strategic fuel reserves, following their corrupt disposal, continues to leave the country exposed to global volatility without any meaningful buffer. The impact of these increases will be immediate and severe across all sections of society. Workers, including doctors, engineers, teachers, nurses, and other professionals, will experience a direct erosion of their real incomes. Transport costs will rise sharply, increasing the cost of food and all basic goods. 

Households already struggling with debt, high fuel costs, and rising living expenses will be pushed further into distress. The increase in paraffin prices is particularly devastating. Paraffin remains a primary energy source for poor and working-class households who cannot afford electricity or alternative energy. This increase represents a direct attack on the most vulnerable, who are forced to absorb these shocks without any form of protection or organised recourse. 

The EFF rejects the continued reliance on temporary and reactive measures. The National Treasury itself indicated that broader interventions would be developed over the medium term, yet no concrete, structural measures have been presented to Parliament or the public. This lack of urgency demonstrates a government that is disconnected from the lived realities of its people. 

The EFF therefore calls for an urgent parliamentary sitting where the Minister of Finance must table a revised fiscal framework that takes into account the current escalation in fuel prices and the broader cost-of-living crisis. The existing fiscal framework has been overtaken by events and no longer holds any credibility or integrity. 

The EFF will write to the Speaker of the National Assembly to demand that she directs the President and the Minister of Finance to account to Parliament and present immediate, decisive interventions. Parliament cannot remain passive while the costof-living spirals beyond control. 

The EFF reiterates that fuel is not a luxury good, but a strategic economic input that affects every sector of the economy. Failure to intervene decisively is a political choice, one that exposes a government that prioritises fiscal arithmetic over human survival.  

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